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In our office we model the equivalent thickness of the wall based on the grouting pattern as you suggest. The Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook has some useful tables for checking equivalent thicknesses based on net area calculations. I also use this simple chart from a CMU manufacturers...

Thanks to both of you for your advice, these are both helpful tips. I was hoping that I could actually deselect members using the spreadsheet (for instance if I use the filter in the spreadsheet and then hit delete it will still delete all the members not just the ones showing in the current...

Hi All, I am learning to use RAM Elements right now and I am struggling with the interface, I was hoping someone can explain something to me. I am importing a model from RAM Structural System and analyzing it in Elements - when I do so I get a bunch of errors that need to be corrected such as...

I have a simple but very annoying problem with SAFE 2014. I have been tasked with modeling and designing many different mat foundations supported on piles. We have just made major changes to the structure above and I need to move around a lot of piles and points. My question is; every time I...

I have run into the same issue on multiple projects lately, so I though I would ask here and see if anybody else has come up with a good methodology to address this problem. I have a 6 story structure with a 1 story basement modeled in RAM, and grade is at level 1, at the top of the basement...

Hello All, My first posting here - I have a question regarding RAM Elements specifically. I am designing a structure with a precast plank on steel beam floor system, and CMU shear walls for a lateral system. I am using RAM Steel to design the gravity portion of my structure, and I have modeled...